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Suggest Treatment For Intermittent Face And Lower Back Pain
i suddenly today started having facial pain intermitantly on the right side of my face by my cheek bone. i have been having spine pain for the last 4 months . lower back pain , waking me up nightly, radiating down my hip and thigh. it traveled from the low back to my neck, with severe muscle spasm in my low back and back of my neck. i am extremely tired from not sleeping from this situation. i do have 3 herniated discs in the lumbar spine, i just had an mri of the cervical spine last night and an mri of the brain. do you know what this facial pain could be? Last week i suddenly had numbness on the lower side right side of my face and my upper lip. i was admitted to the hospital to rule out stroke. i had a catscan of my brain. it was ok. Can you please help me with all of this?
As a first line management you can take analgesics like Paracetamol or Aceclofenac for pain relief. If symptoms persist, it is better to consult a physician and get evaluated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Intermittent Face And Lower Back Pain
Hello, As a first line management you can take analgesics like Paracetamol or Aceclofenac for pain relief. If symptoms persist, it is better to consult a physician and get evaluated. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician